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Also see: The 2009 IT Salary Guide
Surprising no one, IT salaries in 2009 are undergoing a contraction – so far modest – as the economy grapples with a deep downturn. Based on the 2009 IT Salary Survey by Janco Associates, the mean IT salary dipped from $79,005 in January 2008 to $77,367 in January 2009, for a decline of 2.07 percent.
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The Janco survey, which culled data from more than 800 organizations and 50,000 respondents, indicates that positions across the IT industry saw declines. As evidenced in the chart below, the steepest salary declines were seen among executives and middle managers at mid-size companies, while staffers at both large and mid-size firms saw comparatively smaller pay drops:
Fringe benefits for IT professionals also suffered some erosion. Based on the multi-year chart below, the 2007-08 period appears to have been a high point for many categories. Note, though, that personal performance bonuses continue to be on the rise. This may be because employers are still willing to grant onetime pay rewards – especially if it helps them avoid agreeing to a higher ongoing pay package.
The Janco survey was in contrast to the Robert Half IT Salary Guide, published in November 2008, which indicated that 2009 IT salaries would rise a modest 3.7 percent.
Indeed, the Janco survey, published in January ‘09 and so deeper into the downturn, presents an overall gloomier aspect of the IT job market. Echoing the headlines, Janco found that many companies have initiated hiring freezes for IT staff, are laying off staff and contractors and are taking another look at outsourcing.
Making the hiring picture still more difficult, some older IT staffers, faced with sharp stock market losses, are choosing to remain in their job rather than retire. And some IT retirees are hoping to reenter the workforce in hopes of replenishing savings portfolios that are now missing a few zeros.
Still, as most top tech recruiters will attest, skilled IT professionals, especially those with business savvy, tend to be in demand over time, regardless of 2009’s dour outlook.
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
Salaries for IT Executives, 2009:
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $146,604 // Total: $171,755
Current Mean:
Base: $145,947 // Total: $163,211
Change: –4.97%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $300,00; change: –10.35%)
VP – Administration
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $87,190 // Total: $100,820
Current Mean:
Base: $82,906 // Total: $93,353
Change: –7.41%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $138,406; change: –0.04%)
VP Consulting Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $127,078 // Total: $148,877
Current Mean:
Base: $126,303 // Total: $147,672
Change: –0.81%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $194,596; change: –2.04%)
VP Information Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $108,656 // Total: $121,837
Current Mean:
Base: $104,659 // Total: $117,155
Change: –3.84%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $176,192; change: +4.42%)
VP – Technical Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $117,026 // Total: $135,155
Current Mean:
Base: $115,498 // Total: $130,542
Change: –3.41%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $200,717; change: +0.52%)
Director – IT Planning
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $107,046 // Total: $115,434
Current Mean:
Base: $91,776 // Total: $97,494
Change: –15.54%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $139,330; change: –9.55%)
Director – Production/Data Center
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $103,871 // Total: $112,648
Current Mean:
Base: $101,640 // Total: $110,207
Change: –2.17%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $150,676; change: –0.74%)
Director – Systems & Programming
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $120,206 // Total: $131,498
Current Mean:
Base: $118,812 // Total: $129,738
Change: –1.34%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $190,290; change: –0.36%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
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All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for IT Managers, 2009:
Manager – Computer Operations
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $74,030 // Total: $78,678
Current Mean:
Base: $74,082 // Total: $78,672
Change: –0.01%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $119,138; change: +0.02%)
Manager – Customer Service
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $67,116 // Total: $72,514
Current Mean:
Base: $62,567 // Total: $65,954
Change: –9.05%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $110,455; change: –6.81%)
Manager – Data Communications
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $67,406 // Total: $71,998
Current Mean:
Base: $65,004 // Total: $68,046
Change: –5.49%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $76,369; change: –8.78%)
Manager – Data Warehouse
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $59,181 // Total: $63,585
Current Mean:
Base: $52,776 // Total: $55,886
Change: –12.11%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $67,629; change: +1.34%)
Manager – Application Development
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $71,339 // Total: $73,708
Current Mean:
Base: $66,593 // Total: $68,547
Change: –7.00%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $76,613; change: –1.73%)
Manager – Operating Systems Production
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $87,658 // Total: $97,080
Current Mean:
Base: $85,781 // Total: $88,680
Change: –8.65%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $104.609; change: –14.01%)
Manager – Production Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $80,295 // Total: $86,193
Current Mean:
Base: $79,416 // Total: $85,014
Change: –1.37%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $120,343; change: –0.36%)
Manager – Production Support
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $81,288 // Total: $89,100
Current Mean:
Base: $78,948 // Total: $86,315
Change: –3.14%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $119,090; change: –0.95%)
Manager – Quality Control
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $53,463 // Total: $56,823
Current Mean:
Base: $50,886 // Total: $53,834
Change: –5.26%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $63,830; change: –1.98%)
Manager – Systems and Programming
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $86,921 // Total: $91,484
Current Mean:
Base: $88,459 // Total: $92,614
Change: +1.24%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $136,535; change: –1.31%)
Manager – Technical Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $72,816 // Total: $78,064
Current Mean:
Base: $74,458 // Total: $78,331
Change: +0.34%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $133,130; change: –17.81%)
Manager – Training and Documentation
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $56,814 // Total: $59,155
Current Mean:
Base: $57,801 // Total: $60,236
Change: +1.83%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $88,902; change: +0.56%)
Manager – Voice and Data Communications
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $82,096 // Total: $85,772
Current Mean:
Base: $81,140 // Total: $84,611
Change: –1.35%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $111,110; change: –2.00%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for Software Development, 2009:
Programmer/Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $66,595 // Total: $69,178
Current Mean:
Base: $68,000 // Total: $70,649
Change: +2.13%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $130,343; change: +0.54%)
Systems Programmer
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $70,153 // Total: $72,314
Current Mean:
Base: $66,479 // Total: $67,929
Change: –6.06%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $90,745; change: –3.97%)
Software Engineer
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $78,631 // Total: $81,253
Current Mean:
Base: $80,794 // Total: $83,455
Change: +2.71%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $148,281; change: –12.89%)
Object Visual Programmer
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $72,173 // Total: $72,463
Current Mean:
Base: $71,818 // Total: $71,991
Change: –0.65%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $83,614; change: –2.70%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for IT Networking Specialists, 2009:
Network Control Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $65,369 // Total: $67,571
Current Mean:
Base: $64,423 // Total: $65,583
Change: –2.94%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $71,503; change: +12.75%)
Senior Network Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $72,764 // Total: $76,493
Current Mean:
Base: $73,113 // Total: $77,003
Change: –0.67%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $146,737; change: +0.12%)
Network Services Administrator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $60,512 // Total: $62,446
Current Mean:
Base: $58,485 // Total: $60,682
Change: –2.82%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $89,235; change: –24.54%)
Voice/Wireless Communications Coordinator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $57,632 // Total: $58,847
Current Mean:
Base: $57,125 // Total: $58,353
Change: –0.84%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $76,145; change: –0.72%)
Network Technician
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $49,084 // Total: $50,708
Current Mean:
Base: $50,676 // Total: $52,505
Change: +3.54%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $82,260; change: –9.46%)
LAN Applications Support Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $51,023 // Total: $52,649
Current Mean:
Base: $50,675 // Total: $51,959
Change: –1.31%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $65,636; change: +3.08%)
Manager – Network Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $80,364 // Total: $84,987
Current Mean:
Base: $80,644 // Total: $85,470
Change: –0.57%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $146,045; change: +0.10%)
Supervisor – Network Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $69,463 // Total: $71,821
Current Mean:
Base: $66,627 // Total: $69,023
Change: –3.90%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $87,657; change: –0.71%)
Hardware Installations Coordinator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $50,280 // Total: $50,740
Current Mean:
Base: $50,091 // Total: $50,575
Change: –0.33%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $61,550; change: +2.30%)
Voice/Wireless Communications Manager
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $80,137 // Total: $83,058
Current Mean:
Base: $74,693 // Total: $77,809
Change: –6.32%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $89,984; change: –1.65%)
Project Manager – Network Technical Services
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $76,474 // Total: $80,095
Current Mean:
Base: $62,403 // Total: $66,352
Change: –17.16%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $89,727; change: +0.55%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for Support/Supervisory IT Staff, 2009:
Project Manager – Systems
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $89,586 // Total: $93,713
Current Mean:
Base: $88,562 // Total: $92,809
Change: –0.96%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $138,989; change: –0.37%)
Supervisor – Hardware Installations
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $50,748 // Total: $52,739
Current Mean:
Base: $50,640 // Total: $52,717
Change: –0.04%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $61,589; change: +1.77%)
Personal Computer Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $47,112 // Total: $48,776
Current Mean:
Base: $47,248 // Total: $48,516
Change: –0.53%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $65,151; change: –1.79%)
Systems Support Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $55,480 // Total: $58,078
Current Mean:
Base: $55,233 // Total: $57,840
Change: –0.41%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $108,562; change: –0.11%)
Librarian
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $38,187 // Total: $40,616
Current Mean:
Base: $41,3164 // Total: $41,496
Change: +3.32%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $54,692; change: +10.95%)
Technical Services Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $56,100 // Total: $58,320
Current Mean:
Base: $56,027 // Total: $58,524
Change: +0.11%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $84,016; change: +1.88%)
Technical Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $52,280 // Total: $53,254
Current Mean:
Base: $51,113 // Total: $51,861
Change: –2.61%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $66,343; change: –0.87%)
Project Manager – Distributed Systems
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $88,417 // Total: $95,458
Current Mean:
Base: $86,505 // Total: $92,236
Change: –3.38%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $147,072; change: –0.66%)
Computer Operations – Shift Manager
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $62,129 // Total: $64,306
Current Mean:
Base: $60,018 // Total: $62,095
Change: –3.44%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $66,008; change: –7.49%)
Capacity Planning Supervisor
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $51,846 // Total: $52,180
Current Mean:
Base: $51,780 // Total: $52,158
Change: –0.04%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $57,740; change: –0.06%)
Change Control Supervisor
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $69,963 // Total: $74,384
Current Mean:
Base: $69,430 // Total: $73,535
Change: –1.14%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $90,175; change: –0.29%)
Supervisor – Microcomputer Support
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $66,780 // Total: $69,064
Current Mean:
Base: $62,615 // Total: $64,555
Change: –6.53%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $78,219; change: +1.87%)
Computer Operations – Shift Supervisor
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $50,222 // Total: $50,770
Current Mean:
Base: $45,874 // Total: $46,451
Change: –8.51%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $50,803; change: –2.32%)
Production Services Supervisor
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $71,215 // Total: $74,141
Current Mean:
Base: $68,956 // Total: $72,178
Change: –2.65%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $91,470; change: –1.22%)
Production Manager – Applications
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $81,095 // Total: $85,185
Current Mean:
Base: $79,229 // Total: $83,365
Change: –2.14%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $129,334; change: –0.72%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for IT Security Specialists, 2009:
VP – Security (CSO)
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $132,319 // Total: $148,117
Current Mean:
Base: $129,491 // Total: $144,908
Change: –2.17%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $174,746; change: –0.80%)
Manager – Security and Workstations
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $79,873 // Total: $82,864
Current Mean:
Base: $75,329 // Total: $77,832
Change: –6.07%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $104,469; change: +2.48%)
Data Security Administrator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $66,677 // Total: $69,859
Current Mean:
Base: $66.061 // Total: $69,433
Change: –0.61%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $99,512; change: –0.31%)
Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $63,454 // Total: $71,779
Current Mean:
Base: $64,322 // Total: $69,988
Change: –2.50%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $93,255; change: –9.11%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for IT/Internet Positions, 2009:
Internet Developer
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $71,316 // Total: $74,134
Current Mean:
Base: $70,595 // Total: $72,606
Change: –2.06%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $89,771; change: +0.34%)
Web Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $55,058 // Total: $56,294
Current Mean:
Base: $54,936 // Total: $56,096
Change: –0.35%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $78,069; change: –16.57%)
Manager – Internet Systems
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $89,760 // Total: $91,327
Current Mean:
Base: $88,510 // Total: $86,186
Change: –5.63%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $111,946; change: +4.84%)
Webmaster
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $60,633 // Total: $63,609
Current Mean:
Base: $60,579 // Total: $63,471
Change: –0.22%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $132,397; change: –0.02%)
E-Commerce Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $60,037 // Total: $61,136
Current Mean:
Base: $62,229 // Total: $63,717
Change: +4.22%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $91,767; change: +1.21%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for IT Database Specialists, 2009:
Manager – Database
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $84,961 // Total: $89,226
Current Mean:
Base: $81,852 // Total: $84,868
Change: –4.88%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $124,255; change: +7.57%)
Database Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $71,532 // Total: $74,460
Current Mean:
Base: $72,058 // Total: $75,109
Change: +0.87%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $133,870; change: +6.56%)
Manager – Data Entry Supervisor
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $44,198 // Total: $45,517
Current Mean:
Base: $43,321 // Total: $44,595
Change: –2.03%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $52,567; change: –3.52%)
Data Center Facility Administrator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $58,315 // Total: $59,372
Current Mean:
Base: $56,465 // Total: $58,070
Change: –2.78%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $66,665; change: –3.47%)
Data Entry Clerk
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $33,668 // Total: $34,284
Current Mean:
Base: $34,137 // Total: $34,704
Change: +1.23%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $44,510; change: –0.63%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
Salaries for Miscellaneous IT Professionals/Consultants:
IT Planning Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $65,354 // Total: $66,610
Current Mean:
Base: $63,661 // Total: $64,781
Change: –2.74%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $77,106; change: –0.04%)
Change Control Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $50,198 // Total: $52,729
Current Mean:
Base: $50,094 // Total: $51,235
Change: –2.83%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $66,285; change: –0.08%)
Computer Operator
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $42,343 // Total: $42,688
Current Mean:
Base: $41,617 // Total: $42,180
Change: –1.19%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $58,732; change: +0.72%)
Forms and Graphics Designer
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $49,575 // Total: $51,945
Current Mean:
Base: $49,264 // Total: $50,331
Change: –3.11%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $70,524; change: –3.87%)
Operations Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $56,480 // Total: $59,636
Current Mean:
Base: $55,670 // Total: $58,014
Change: –2.72%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $73,050; change: –4.09%)
Production Control Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $61,756 // Total: $62,606
Current Mean:
Base: $60,906 // Total: $61,744
Change: –1.33%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $65,513; change: –2.33%)
Systems Analyst
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $69,926// Total: $71,218
Current Mean:
Base: $69,925 // Total: $71,499
Change: +0.40%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $100,660; change: –2.03%)
Production Control Specialist
Prior Year Mean:
Base: $54,272 // Total: $56,852
Current Mean:
Base: $53,214 // Total: $55,925
Change: –1.63%
(Current mean for highest paid quartile: $57,248; change: –2.97%)
List of 2009 IT Salaries:
IT Executives // IT Managers // Software Development/Programming // Networking // Support/Supervisory IT Staff // IT Security // Internet // Database // Miscellaneous IT Professionals-Consultants
All salary information courtesy of Janco Associates.
